Glen, As far as I know the term grassman refers to a raiser or pasturer of cattle. In other words a smallish farmer/husbandman engaged in the rearing of cattle. Regards Chris Watson Links to 'A Muster Roll of the East Riding of Yorkshire (1636)': http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510574478 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510574481 > Subject: [ERY] Grassman > Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:53:16 -0400 > From: "Glen Johnson" <dancer@vimy.v-net.org> > To: ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com > > What is the occupation, "Grassman"? I find a man described as > "labourer" for all of the births of his children, but at the burial of a > man with the same name, the register shows "grassman and labourer" while > the Bishop transcripts shows only "Grassman". He was aged about 30 at > the birth of his last child and the burial occurred 32 years later. > > These events occurred in Hutton Cranswick, during the 18th century. > > Glen Johnson > > Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada